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COTD: 17,209 private residential units remain unsold in Q3
COTD: 17,209 private residential units remain unsold in Q3
Around 31,600 units could be made available for sale over the next one to two years.
UOB Venture leads $12.9m Bluwhale funding round
It invested in the AI blockchain platform along with SBI Holdings, Sui, amongst others.
Keppel DC REIT reports 42.2% net property income surge in Q3
The company expects data centre demand to sustain its growth.
Three in four business leaders say geopolitical, economic uncertainties to dampen growth: report
They are wary of global tensions, energy pressures, and inflation, amongst others.
Upper Thomson Road GLS site gets 5 bids
This is a reversal from zero bids last year.
HDB resale index edges up 0.4% in Q3 2025 amidst buyer resistance
Analysts expect the resale market to remain subdued in the final quarter.
Every Community Development Council to get job bank: PM Wong
The job bank will include vacancies for full-time, part-time, and flexible jobs.
ST Engineering bags $4.9b worth of new contracts in Q3
The group’s total contract wins for the first nine months of the year reached $14b.
Transformational M&A delivers outsized returns for Singapore firms
Transformational deals outperform traditional ones.
Singapore industrial rents up 0.5% in Q3
Business parks were the only segment to record a slight decline, with rents dipping 0.2% QoQ.
CMU joins IBM, NUS to expand AI and quantum research collaboration
A key element of the collaboration is CMU’s plan to work with IBM Research’s Spyre Accelerators, a prototype line of AI hardware.
Chinese-language underground markets expand across the dark web: report
Two new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups—KillSec and Funklocker—were linked to over 120 incidents.
Only 51% deem BTOs affordable as resale and private homes lag
Nearly 30% expect to buy their first home only after five years, whilst 56% aim to upgrade eventually.
Singapore investors lead globally in AI-driven investing
Interest in AI education is also high, with 39% planning to learn more about AI-driven investment strategies within the next year.
Singapore sustains world-leading record in public safety
Almost all residents feel safe walking at night.
Bukit Merah tops October BTO demand with over 5,000 four-room bids
The wider exercise drew 31,095 applicants vying for 9,144 flats.
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